Chain holding device



" nennt @the vfor illustrative purposes onlyl and not inta. .limit-` `ing sense,"thelscope"oftheinvention'beingdeiined 'in the appended claims` "i voice',l

I In" 4the accompanying parte throughout-the Several views-l Figure 1 is a 'topyplanvviewfof Figure 2 is Figure 3 is "a side view of 'a` chainV tie-down axle, or any .other proper'position, avertical link `of the chainvpassinvg from'openingfl to slot 9 and n thenceA to lslot IIJ of the angular portion 4. Itlwill be seen that'lnlthisfpositionrthe device is predevice in proper position. Il v o v i I Y y Figur'efi is a topplan view of a portion of an n axle, chain tie-/down and'xnyfholding device` manfcen'tral body of the loop, 2 a narrowed porftionof .the loop and Titian oppositelynarrowed portion of the loop.l lrepresentsa contirnxationv @UNITED *STATE Si P i i e fzflss-,fzrl'zo i c oHArNoLDINGDEvICE lliw.'Henry,"etnie creek, mehr@ S; Appie-moeidetenere* isazzfseril Nofifemofi 1seinen.'ficrztgnsy y 'f l, v c n I of portion Sfdisposedv at i j, .l

angle theretoandiis-a. bridge meiber for they chain i-ney v i'olis that relative. to

rnetalf-IS to. ailord:ysuiiicient-gstrength-f. I6 Iis" 'af y'portion Lof l they chain,

sion member iias'frshown by the "drawfn floors yor?upontilted decksfin freight the: loose portion of `thecl'ialn portion 2| is vto be;

bjeotsy and ladvantages l will appear from I Winge-,more detailed description-vanditk ,l Will be f ii'n'derstood that various changes and' ',I ln'dicatins may-be'made'in the device as shownr in the figures wlthoutdeparting 4fromthe' spirit 'l of this invention and that `the same are submitted I `ming1l-villini'inkel numeralsand letters of reference indicatesmnar Viny holding Vdel" Referring/to 'the drawing,` Aj represents.'Y'thel holding device asla .whole which rnay be QOn-` i Asidered a continuous elongated loop. l kis the" Amain central portion ofthe'loop `I). ,'Gis anjopenfing on one side ofy thebridge l/,fand 1 isa smallerv l' 1 opening on the otherfsidle of the bridge. `Bis"alsloi 5 x-vextending from openlngjinto the narrowed D01?.`

tion 2;,and 9 a slotiextendingfrom opening Tinto i oppositely disposed-inarrowlportion 3,.' vill'repre-y sents" a `slot inthe angulariportion 4, which slot" is l va continuation Iof 'slot";9. L 1 bendfconnecting the portions 3 and 4, |22 is La n Aslot-il and'riA/a bevel ortaper for slot. Il), itfbeirigfj f. understoodtthat thesebevelstare on both sides 'off' ther-slots `toleave v between therbevelsa portionLofl V15 tie-down lever'andpivoted theretois 'n.chalny represents the 5 `V: hiclel fwheel and, 20rthe vaigle for "-thefwheel'. 2|4i y represents a loose endportion ofthech'ain and;4 l

`22 alink 7attached Ato the extremity of the" loose -v .Assuming that one end of thetiej-ldown(chain'isi attached lto a lashing drum;teilte-Rulo cenno thrown4 oversthe objecty to be secured, sch asfan",k i

Tovaccomplishthis the chain is rst threaded?,l

throughV opening and the link 22 forged tb its =extrernity, thelink being of suchdiameter as'to .l prevent its withdrawalthrough opening l; From .this it vwillbe seen lthat accidental Withdrawal of the holding device. from' the chain is prevented v .and .that theA deviceisj always" on: the chain rtie-,

down readyforservice. The .loose end,l 2| of the chain is then thrown over the axle andthe chain pulled tant'. lThe holding device is then slid', up uponthe'chainw'ithin a short distance of the vented from moving up or down upon the"chain. A

The free end ofthe device'is permitted to fall .and T56 1 then the end-2| of the chain is passed through ythe opening 6, large enough'for the reception of linkV taut through opening 6 andva link of the chain The portion 2| of thechain is then, pulled g slid -into "the slot 8. From this itwill Vbe seenf` f posed at substantially a right'angle to themain bridge piece connecting the 'that the device cannot slip upon the chain and -that 'when tension lever I6 is operated to give the iinal tautness to the' chain, the lower end of the chain cannot slip with respect to the other por# tion of the chain.

Bevels l2, I3 and Il on opposite sides of the slots 8, 9 and l0 are for the purpose of providing bearing surfaces for the end of the links adjacent the links which occupies the slots when the hold-down deviceis functioning. Also these bevels permit the usevof a close-link chain.

What we desire to secureand protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. Avtie-down device comprising a chain, a loop associated therewith having a central widened portionand narrow end portions', one ofsaid Anar--` row portions being elongated and disposed Iat-sub. j stantially a rightan'gle to the main body of said'Y loop, a bridge piece vconnecting the central widened portion providing openings ofuriequaly size lon opposite sides of'r saidbridgejpiecdeach of l said narrow end portions o said loop defining a@ link located'at the 'end of A slot and an enlarged diameter permit its insertion through the larger opening on one side of said bridge piece but Aoi suchfdiameter on the other side'of said bridge piece.

2; A tie-down device comprising a chain, a

loop associated therewith having a central .Pl-190ibeing elongated fdisy` widened portion and narrow end portions, said narrowportions body of said loop, a central widened portion providing openings on opposite sides of said bridge piece, each of said narrow end portions of said loop defining a slot communicating with the centrali-widened portion, the one on the side oi the bridge `piece adjacent the narrow portion having the angularportion being smallerV than the opening on the other side of the bridge piece and an enlarged link located at the end of said chain ofsuch diameter as to permit its insertionnthrough the larger opening on one side of said bridge. piece but of such a diameter as to prevent its insertion through the smaller opening on the other side of said bridge piece.

3. A tie-down device comprising a chain, a loop associated therewith having a central widened portion and narrow end portions, one of said narllposite sides vof Posite sides of the vthe `opening onat-heside of the bridge piece adas to` prevent its insertion through the 'smaller openingy portion being smaller row portions being elongated and disposed at substantially a right angle to the main body of said loop, a bridge piece connecting the central widened portion providing openings of unequal size on opposite sides of said bridge piece, each opening communicating with a slot defined by the narrow end portions of the loop, the edges of each slotv being beveled on opposite sides and an enlarged link located at the end of said chain of such diameter as to permit its insertion through the larger openings on one side of said bridge piece but of such diameter as to .prevent its insertion through the smalleropening -on the other side of said bridge piece.

e. A tie-downdevice `coiri'prising a chain, a loop associated therewith widenedrportion and narrow end portions, one of said,V narrow portions y at substantially 'a right 5" ,body of saidfloop,

having a central being elongated and disangle to the main a bridge piece connecting the central widened f portion providing openings on said bridge piece, each of the narrowend portions having beveled walls on op- `.opening defined by the loop,

jacentthe narrow portion'having the angular than the opening onthe other side of the bridge piece and' an enlarged link locatedgatV the end of said chain of such diameter as to permit its insertion through the larger openingk on onesidelof said bridge piece' Yff. .but of such diameter as to prevent its insertion "through the smaller opening on the other side of said bridge. piece.

'5. Atief-down device comprising a chain, a loop associated therewith having a central widened portion and narrow end portions, oneof said narrow end portionsbeing disposed at an angle to the main body of the loop, a bridge piece connecting the central widened portion which provides an opening of unequal size on each side of the bridge piece, the central opening adjacent the narrow portion disposedat an angle being smaller than the central opening on the other side of ysaid bridge piece and an enlarged link located at the end of said chain of suchdiameter as to permit its insertion through the larger opening on one side of said bridge piece but of such diameter as 

